INTERNAL OPPORTUNITY - Senior Radiation Therapist
About the Role:
We are seeking a full-time Senior Radiation Therapist to join our Cancer Centre team at our Moreland Centre for a 12 month contract. The primary purpose of this role will be to provide high-quality radiation therapy planning and treatment as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist. This role reports to the Radiation Therapy Manager and operates on a 9-day fortnight.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the Radiation Therapy Manager in providing effective leadership of the RT team in their unit.
- Provide high-quality, safe, patient-centred clinical radiation therapy planning and treatment delivery services that complies with all relevant safety and quality standards
- Ensure training and support services are effectively provided to the Radiation Therapists and act as a technical resource to colleagues.
- Apply effective resource and workflow management strategies to optimise quality, efficiency, and productivity.
- Exhibit strong decision-making abilities.
- Support change management initiatives and implement related processes.
- Assist in the support, orientation, education and mentoring of radiation therapists and students rostered to the unit.
- Support a high-performance culture that delivers quality patient care services through a patient centric and collaborative approach.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities evident with capacity to lead small teams under guidance.
- Proven technical proficiency in radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills that inspire the trust and confidence required to build strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated understanding of, and a commitment to, delivery of high-quality radiation therapy services including awareness of national quality standards relevant to the service
- Understanding of the service delivery model within the private healthcare sector.
- Demonstrated capacity to develop, implement, monitor and report on clinical protocols and adherence.
- Demonstrable capacity to work effectively and positively both independently, and as a member of the Multidisciplinary team.
- Strong patient focus.
- Current AHPRA radiation therapist registration with Victorian Radiation Use Licence.
If you’re ready to step into a senior leadership role where your expertise, voice, and care truly matter, we would love to hear from you.